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(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera Ans-Family (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families Ans-Order (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants Ans-Phylum 2 sugar subunits. Lactoss: dairy products. Sucrose: 'Table sugar', sugarcane, sugar ...

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(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera Ans✓✓✓-Family


(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families Ans✓✓✓-Order


(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants Ans✓✓✓-Phylum


2 sugar subunits. Lactoss: dairy products. Sucrose: 'Table sugar', sugarcane, sugar
beets, candy. Maltrose: germinating seeds, beer. Ans✓✓✓-Disaccharide


22 chromosome pairs that control traits NOT related to gender--same in females
and males. Ans✓✓✓-autosomal chromosome


A barrel-shaped structure only present in animal cells. plays a role in the spatial
organization of the cell and cell division. Ans✓✓✓-centriole


a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell Ans✓✓✓-daughter cell


a change in a population descended from a small number of colonizing individuals
Ans✓✓✓-founder effect


A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a
genetic cross Ans✓✓✓-Punnett Square

,A chemical or physical agent that interacts with DNA and causes a mutation.
Ans✓✓✓-Mutagen


A chromosomal alteration in which the organism possesses more than two
complete chromosome sets. Ans✓✓✓-Polyploidy


A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex, as opposed to a
sex chromosome. Ans✓✓✓-Autosome


A classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related
species Ans✓✓✓-Genus


A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
Ans✓✓✓-Symbiosis


A colored chemical compound that absorbs light, producing color. Ans✓✓✓-
Pigment


A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant or recessive.
Ans✓✓✓-Codominance


A cross between individuals that have different alleles for the same gene
Ans✓✓✓-dihybrid cross


A cross between individuals that involves one pair of contrasting traits Ans✓✓✓-
monohybrid cross

,A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to
another in a food web Ans✓✓✓-energy pyramid


A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape.
Ans✓✓✓-Karyotype


a double-layered membrane surrounding the nucleus. studded with pores that
allow information from inside the nucleus to enter the cytoplasm. Ans✓✓✓-
nuclear envelope


A family tree that shows the evolutionary relationships thought to exist among
groups of organisms Ans✓✓✓-phylogenetic tree (phylogeny)


A formula giving the number of atoms of each of the elements present in one
molecule of a specific compound. Ans✓✓✓-molecular formula


a gene that codes for regulator proteins that prevent the cell from undergoing
uncontrolled division Ans✓✓✓-tumor suppressor gene


a gene that codes for regulator proteins that prevent the cell from undergoing
uncontrolled division Ans✓✓✓-tumor suppressor gene


a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes,
typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplasm of a bacterium or protozoan.
Ans✓✓✓-plasmid


A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria
Ans✓✓✓-Chlorophyll

, A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
Ans✓✓✓-Population


A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Ans✓✓✓-Species


a group of species that includes an ancestral species and all its descendants
Ans✓✓✓-Clade


a heritable trait that enhances an individuals fitness; an evolutionary adaption
Ans✓✓✓-adaptive trait


A measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons. How
strongly does an atoms attract bonding electrons to itself? Ans✓✓✓-
electronegativity


A mutation that changes a single nucleotide, but does not change the amino acid
created. Ans✓✓✓-silent mutation


a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable
membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus
equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane. Ans✓✓✓-osmosis


a protein that serves the function of moving other materials within an organism.
Ans✓✓✓-transport protein

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